The imported Pilote D’Essai is on the comeback trail at Flemington as he tries to regain form after an injury break. The Lindsay Park stable thought it had a promising horse on its hands when Pilote D’Essai made a successful Australian debut at Bendigo in March 2016. Later that year,… Read More »
Trainer Ben Currie has called on in-form jockey Bobby El-issa to help turn around the form of stake-winning sprinter Ruettiger in the Gold Coast Cup. Currie has been in outstanding form and had four winners at Toowoomba on Wednesday to take his overall season total to 125. It places him… Read More »
The five trainers and three stablehands charged in the Aquanita race day treatments inquiry all knew they were cheating, a tribunal has heard. Racing Victoria stewards’ barrister Jeff Gleeson QC said float driver Greg Nelligan was caught in the act giving the Robert Smerdon-trained Lovani a “top-up” last October. “It’s… Read More »
Local trainer Symon Wilde is making a habit of winning the two-year-old race on the final day of the Warrnambool carnival. Tee Train’s victory on Thursday was Wilde’s third straight win in the 1200m-race following Rata Tat Tat in 2016 and Hecta last year. The colt’s jockey Craig Williams had… Read More »
A strong finish by It’s Somewhat at his first-up run has the powerful Godolphin stable confident the gelding can become the fourth horse to win back-to-back Group Two Hollindale Stakes at the Gold Coast. Saturday’s Hollindale (1800m) is a traditional forerunner to the Group One events in the winter carnival… Read More »
A first Warrnambool carnival win has only whetted the appetite of former South Australian trainer Nick Smart. After setting up in Ballarat just under 12 months ago, Smart had his first carnival runners on Tuesday and Wednesday before Getting Leggie broke through in the Hammonds Paints Champion Novice Hurdle on… Read More »
Frustrated trainer Stuart Kendrick believes Fish ‘N’ Snitz is up to winning in stakes company if she ever draws a good barrier. Fish ‘N’ Snitz has drawn barrier 11 of 13 in the Group Three Ken Russell Memorial 2YO (1200m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday. Despite having better form… Read More »
Top jockey Damian Browne has the chance to notch a milestone 1000 Australian winners with a strong book of rides at the Gold Coast. Browne’s win on Teyssier at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday was his 998th in Australia with 440 of them at his beloved Caloundra track. His two… Read More »
Te Akau Racing is celebrating a Group Three win with Torcedor in the Sagarao Stakes at Ascot to fuel ambitions for the Gold Cup at the Royal meeting. Fifth in the 2017 Gold Cup and second to Order Of St George in the Irish St Leger, the Jessica Harrington-trained stayer… Read More »
Robbie Dolan’s first metropolitan winner has also boosted the spirits of the trainer who welcomed the Irish apprentice into his home when he arrived in Australia. The 22-year-old had a moment to savour at the Canterbury midweek meeting when four-year-old mare Joe’s Joy edged out Base Camp in a tight… Read More »
Trainer Darren Weir has celebrated his 48th birthday by training four winners on the second day of Warrnambool’s three-day May carnival. It followed a quartet of winners on the opening day on Tuesday. Weir opened his account on Wednesday with $6.50 chance Truly High before favourites Big Bad Baz ($1.55),… Read More »
Patience has paid off for renowned Japanese breeder Katsumi Yoshida, who has a promising filly on his hands through the Chris Waller-trained Ms Rodarte. The I Am Invincible two-year-old made an accomplished debut at Canterbury, resisting a late challenge from stablemate Press Box to claim the TAB.com.au Handicap (1200m) by… Read More »
Sydney jockey Josh Parr has suffered a foot injury after being dislodged from Penny For A Pound when the mare broke down in the early stages of a race at Canterbury. Parr limped into the stewards room with an ice pack and strapping on his left foot and has been… Read More »
Handsome Thief could be headed north for the Brisbane winter carnival after his come-from-behind win in the Wangoom Handicap at Warrnambool. The feature sprint on the middle day of the three-day carnival gave trainer Darren Weir the quinella in the 1200m Listed race for the second successive year. Under Dean… Read More »
Trainer Bryan Guy confirmed his theory that it is never too late to have a first in racing when Sweet Adaline won at Toowoomba. A multiple Group One-winning trainer who won the Brisbane trainers’ premiership in 2006-07, Guy had never won a race at Toowoomba. “I moved up from Rosehill… Read More »
Trainer Aaron Purcell has slipped back into life in his home town of Warrnambool claiming one of the features of the three-day carnival, the Galleywood Hurdle. Two Hats gave a dashing display to claim Wednesday’s feature, giving Purcell his first win in the race. Purcell spent six months in charge… Read More »
Trainer Symon Wilde says the positives outweigh the negatives about Gold Medals taking his place in the Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool. Gold Medals won Tuesday’s Brierly Steeplechase over 3450m but has to extend out to 5500m if he’s to win Thursday’s feature of the Warrnambool three-day carnival. Wilde said… Read More »
All Too Huiying finally gets an opportunity to book a trip to Queensland after an awkward barrier forced trainer Gary Moore to scratch the colt from the Hawkesbury Guineas. A stakes-winning three-year-old, All Too Huiying now lines up in Saturday’s Schweppes Handicap (1500m) on his home track at Rosehill as… Read More »
Shannon Fry happily goes the extra mile with Sofin, the mare who convinced the Bowraville farrier to persevere as a small scale bush trainer. The pair took their trip at Nambucca Heads on Tuesday, where the beach time is about business and pleasure ahead of Saturday’s Listed Lord Mayor’s Cup… Read More »
Despite having done the majority of his racing in Australia, Caulfield Cup winner Boom Time is being treated by the Lindsay Park stable like one of their imported gallopers. Boom Time has his first run ahead of a light campaign in the Living Legend R E ‘Mick’ Mallyon Handicap (1800m)… Read More »
